“The world cannot afford to ignore them again,” wrote Sánchez, who claims to have taken part in the demonstrations.
In the article Sánchez was skeptical of ad hoc solutions such as the Coalition of the Willing, a group of 34 countries that have promised enhanced aid to Ukraine, ascribing such initiatives to the ineffectiveness of multilateralism.
Instead, pitching himself as a champion of peace and small and mid-sized powers, he called for reform of the United Nations, including the Security Council, which “does not reflect today’s world.”
He urged that the veto powers of the Council’s permanent members be strictly limited, especially in cases involving “mass atrocities, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes,” and advocated the eventual elimination of the veto.
He also proposed that the terms of the Council’s non-permanent members be extended and that seats be awarded primarily to countries from Africa and Latin America.
Finally, Sánchez supported the election of a woman as U.N. secretary-general.